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2003 Clipsal 500

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{{ Infobox V8 Supercar race report

| flag = South Australia

| title = 2003 Clipsal 500

| round_no = 1

| season_no = 13

| year = 2003

| series = V8SC

| track_map = Adelaide (short route).svg

| date = 21–23 March

| location = Adelaide, South Australia

| circuit = Adelaide Street Circuit

| weather = Fine

| race1_laps = 78

| race1_dist = 250

| pole1 = Jason Bright

| pole1_team = Paul Weel Racing

| pole1_time = 1:23.3729

| winner1 = Marcos Ambrose

| winner1_team = Stone Brothers Racing

| winner1_time = 1:55:06.9486

| race2_laps = 78

| race2_dist = 250

| winner2 = Mark Skaife

| winner2_team = Holden Racing Team

| winner2_time = 2:09:50.4167

| first_round = Mark Skaife

| first_round_team = Holden Racing Team

| first_pts = 189

| second_round = Steven Richards

| second_round_team = Perkins Engineering

| second_pts = 180

| third_round = Paul Weel

| third_round_team = Paul Weel Racing

| third_pts = 147

}}

The 2003 Clipsal 500 was the fifth running of the Adelaide 500 race. Racing was held from Friday 21 March until Sunday 23 March 2003. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was the opening round of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Format

The format, unique to V8 Supercars and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, split the total distance of 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometre races each held on a different day. Points were assigned separately to the races, with more points allocated for Race 2 over Race 1, and they combined to award a round result.

Official results

=Top ten shootout=

Results sourced from:{{cite web | url = http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?23/03/2003.ADEL.Q9 | title = 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit V8 Supercars - Top 10 Shootout | publisher = National Software | accessdate = 28 April 2009| date = 21 March 2003 }}

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! Pos

! No

! Team

! Driver

! Car

! Time

style="font-weight:bold"

! Pole

| 50

| Paul Weel Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jason Bright

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 1:23.3729

2

| 1

| Holden Racing Team

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Skaife

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 1:23.4608

3

| 4

| Stone Brothers Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Marcos Ambrose

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 1:23.7897

4

| 51

| K-Mart Racing Team

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Greg Murphy

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 1:24.0266

5

| 11

| Perkins Engineering

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Steven Richards

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 1:24.1633

6

| 17

| Dick Johnson Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Steven Johnson

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 1:24.2497

7

| 888

| Brad Jones Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} John Bowe

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 1:24.3838

8

| 2

| Holden Racing Team

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Todd Kelly

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 1:24.7252

9

| 9

| Stone Brothers Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Russell Ingall

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 1:25.0673

10

| 34

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Garth Tander

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 1:26.6227

=Leg 1=

Results sourced from:{{cite web | url = http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?23/03/2003.ADEL.R10 | title = 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit V8 Supercars - Clipsal 500 Adelaide Leg 1 | publisher = National Software | accessdate = 29 April 2009| date = 22 March 2003 }}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! No

! Team

! Driver

! Car

! Laps

! Qual
Pos

! Shootout
Pos

style="font-weight:bold"

! 1

| 4

| Stone Brothers Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Marcos Ambrose

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 78

| 3

| 3

2

| 1

| Holden Racing Team

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Skaife

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 78

| 2

| 2

3

| 50

| Paul Weel Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jason Bright

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 1

| 1

4

| 11

| Perkins Engineering

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Steven Richards

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 4

| 5

5

| 2

| Holden Racing Team

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Todd Kelly

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 78

| 8

| 8

6

| 17

| Dick Johnson Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Steven Johnson

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 78

| 5

| 6

7

| 9

| Stone Brothers Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Russell Ingall

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 78

| 10

| 9

8

| 3

| Lansvale Racing Team

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Cameron McConville

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 11

|

9

| 15

| K-Mart Racing Team

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Rick Kelly

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 12

|

10

| 51

| K-Mart Racing Team

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Greg Murphy

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 7

| 4

11

| 8

| Perkins Engineering

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Dumbrell

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 15

|

12

| 65

| Briggs Motor Sport

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Paul Radisich

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 78

| 31

|

13

| 34

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Garth Tander

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 78

| 9

| 10

14

| 16

| Paul Weel Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Weel

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 24

|

15

| 20

| Larkham Motor Sport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jason Bargwanna

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 78

| 26

|

16

| 44

| Team Dynamik

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Simon Wills

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 78

| 16

|

17

| 33

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jamie Whincup

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 21

|

18

| 5

| Ford Performance Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Glenn Seton

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 78

| 13

|

19

| 75

| Paul Little Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Anthony Tratt

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 78

| 22

|

20

| 66

| Briggs Motor Sport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Dean Canto

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 77

| 14

|

21

| 021

| Team Kiwi Racing

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Craig Baird

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 77

| 25

|

22

| 00

| Gibson Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Greg Ritter

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 77

| 29

|

23

| 10

| Larkham Motor Sport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Larkham

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 77

| 28

|

24

| 21

| Brad Jones Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Brad Jones

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 76

| 20

|

25

| 7

| Gibson Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Rodney Forbes

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 74

| 30

|

26

| 18

| Dick Johnson Racing

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Max Wilson

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 74

| 34 (DNP)

|

27

| 29

| Paul Morris Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Morris

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 73

| 17

|

28

| 45

| Team Dynamik

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Jason Richards

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 73

| 35 (DNP)

|

29

| 31

| Steven Ellery Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Steve Ellery

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 59

| 23

|

DNF

| 23

| ICS Team Ford

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Noske

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 52

| 19

|

DNF

| 19

| Ford Performance Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} David Besnard

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 49

| 27

|

DNF

| 888

| Brad Jones Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} John Bowe

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 48

| 6

| 7

DNF

| 24

| Romano Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Romano

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 45

| 32

|

DNF

| 6

| Ford Performance Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Craig Lowndes

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 35

| 18

|

DNQ

| 99

| Thexton Motor Racing

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} David Thexton

| Ford Falcon (AU)

|

| 33 (DNQ)

|

=Leg 2=

Results sourced from:{{cite web | url = http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?23/03/2003.ADEL.R22 | title = 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit V8 Supercars - Clipsal 500 Adelaide Leg 2 | publisher = National Software | accessdate = 29 April 2009| date = 23 March 2003 }}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! No

! Team

! Driver

! Car

! Laps

! Qual
Pos

! Shootout
Pos

! Leg 1

style="font-weight:bold"

! 1

| 1

| Holden Racing Team

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Skaife

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 78

| 2

| 2

| 2

2

| 11

| Perkins Engineering

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Steven Richards

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 4

| 5

| 4

3

| 16

| Paul Weel Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Weel

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 24

|

| 14

4

| 65

| Briggs Motor Sport

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Paul Radisich

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 78

| 31

|

| 12

5

| 2

| Holden Racing Team

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Todd Kelly

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 78

| 8

| 8

| 5

6

| 50

| Paul Weel Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jason Bright

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 1

| 1

| 3

7

| 6

| Ford Performance Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Craig Lowndes

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 78

| 18

|

| 34

8

| 8

| Perkins Engineering

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Dumbrell

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 15

|

| 11

9

| 44

| Team Dynamik

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Simon Wills

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 78

| 16

|

| 16

10

| 5

| Ford Performance Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Glenn Seton

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 78

| 13

|

| 18

11

| 51

| K-Mart Racing Team

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Greg Murphy

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 7

| 4

| 10

12

| 9

| Stone Brothers Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Russell Ingall

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 78

| 10

| 9

| 7

13

| 00

| Gibson Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Greg Ritter

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 78

| 29

|

| 22

14

| 021

| Team Kiwi Racing

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Craig Baird

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 78

| 25

|

| 21

15

| 34

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Garth Tander

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 78

| 9

| 10

| 13

16

| 10

| Larkham Motor Sport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Larkham

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 78

| 28

|

| 23

17

| 23

| ICS Team Ford

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Noske

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 78

| 19

|

| 30

18

| 21

| Brad Jones Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Brad Jones

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 78

| 20

|

| 24

19

| 20

| Larkham Motor Sport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jason Bargwanna

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 78

| 26

|

| 15

20

| 29

| Paul Morris Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Morris

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 77

| 17

|

| 27

21

| 7

| Gibson Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Rodney Forbes

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 77

| 30

|

| 25

22

| 33

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jamie Whincup

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 76

| 21

|

| 17

23

| 888

| Brad Jones Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} John Bowe

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 65

| 6

| 7

| 32

24

| 15

| K-Mart Racing Team

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Rick Kelly

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 62

| 12

|

| 9

DNF

| 17

| Dick Johnson Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Steven Johnson

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 75

| 5

| 6

| 6

DNF

| 4

| Stone Brothers Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Marcos Ambrose

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 73

| 3

| 3

| 1

DNF

| 19

| Ford Performance Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} David Besnard

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 71

| 27

|

| 31

DNF

| 66

| Briggs Motor Sport

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Dean Canto

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 66

| 14

|

| 20

DNF

| 3

| Lansvale Racing Team

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Cameron McConville

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 54

| 11

|

| 8

DNF

| 18

| Dick Johnson Racing

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Max Wilson

| Ford Falcon (BA)

| 50

| 34 (DNP)

|

| 26

DNF

| 24

| Romano Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Romano

| Holden Commodore (VX)

| 15

| 32

|

| 33

DNF

| 75

| Paul Little Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Anthony Tratt

| Ford Falcon (AU)

| 1

| 22

|

| 19

DNF

| 45

| Team Dynamik

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Jason Richards

| Holden Commodore (VY)

| 1

| 35 (DNP)

|

| 28

DSQ

| 31

| Steven Ellery Racing

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Steve Ellery

| Ford Falcon (BA)

|

| 23

|

| 29

DNQ

| 99

| Thexton Motor Racing

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} David Thexton

| Ford Falcon (AU)

|

| 33 (DNQ)

|

|

=Round results=

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! Pos

! No

! Driver

! Leg 1
Points

! Leg 2
Points

! Total
Points

style="font-weight:bold"

! 1

| 1

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Skaife

| 93

| 96

| 189

2

| 11

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Steven Richards

| 87

| 93

| 180

3

| 50

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jason Bright

| 90

| 81

| 171

4

| 2

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Todd Kelly

| 84

| 84

| 168

5

| 65

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Paul Radisich

| 63

| 87

| 150

6

| 16

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Weel

| 57

| 90

| 147

7

| 8

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Dumbrell

| 66

| 75

| 141

8

| 9

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Russell Ingall

| 78

| 63

| 141

9

| 51

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Greg Murphy

| 69

| 66

| 135

10

| 44

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Simon Wills

| 51

| 72

| 123

11

| 4

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Marcos Ambrose

| 96

| 21

| 117

12

| 5

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Glenn Seton

| 45

| 69

| 114

13

| 34

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Garth Tander

| 60

| 54

| 114

14

| 17

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Steven Johnson

| 81

| 24

| 105

15

| 15

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Rick Kelly

| 72

| 27

| 99

16

| 20

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jason Bargwanna

| 54

| 42

| 96

17

| 00

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Greg Ritter

| 33

| 60

| 93

18

| 021

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Craig Baird

| 36

| 57

| 93

19

| 3

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Cameron McConville

| 75

| 12

| 87

20

| 10

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Larkham

| 30

| 51

| 81

21

| 33

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jamie Whincup

| 48

| 33

| 81

22

| 6

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Craig Lowndes

|

| 78

| 78

23

| 21

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Brad Jones

| 27

| 45

| 72

24

| 7

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Rodney Forbes

| 24

| 36

| 60

25

| 23

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Noske

| 9

| 48

| 57

26

| 29

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Morris

| 18

| 39

| 57

27

| 66

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Dean Canto

| 39

| 15

| 54

28

| 75

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Anthony Tratt

| 42

|

| 42

29

| 888

| {{flagicon|Australia}} John Bowe

| 3

| 30

| 33

30

| 18

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Max Wilson

| 21

| 9

| 30

31

| 19

| {{flagicon|Australia}} David Besnard

| 6

| 18

| 24

32

| 45

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Jason Richards

| 15

|

| 15

33

| 31

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Steve Ellery

| 12

|

| 12

DNF

| 24

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Romano

|

|

|

DNQ

| 99

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} David Thexton

|

|

|

Statistics

  • Provisional Position - #50 Jason Bright - 1:22.2745
  • Pole Position - #50 Jason Bright - 1:23.3729
  • Fastest Lap - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:23.2731 (new lap record)

External links

  • [http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?23/03/2003.ADEL Official race results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20031120151855/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/ Official V8 Supercar website]

References

{{reflist}}

{{Sportscar Race Report

| Year_of_race = 2003

| Sportscar_Series = V8 Supercar

| Previous_race_in_season = Opening round

| Next_race_in_season = 2003 Phillip Island V8 Supercar Round

}}

{{ATCC rounds 2000–2009}}

Category:Adelaide 500

Clipsal 500

Category:2000s in Adelaide